R 408.22117 Recording criteria for work-related tuberculosis cases.

Rule 1117. (1) If any of your employees has been occupationally exposed to anyone with a known case of active tuberculosis (TB), and that employee subsequently develops a tuberculosis infection, as evidenced by a positive skin test or diagnosis by a physician or other licensed health care professional, you must record the case on the MIOSHA 300 Log by checking the "respiratory condition" column. (2) Am I required to record, on the log, a positive TB skin test result obtained at a pre-employment physical? No. You are not required to record it because the employee was not occupationally exposed to a known case of active tuberculosis in your workplace. (3) May I line-out or erase a recorded TB case if I obtain evidence that the case was not caused by occupational exposure? Yes. You may line-out or erase the case from the log under any of the following circumstances: (a) The worker is living in a household with a person who has been diagnosed with active TB. (b) The department of community health has identified the worker as a contact of an individual with a case of active TB unrelated to the workplace. (c) A medical investigation shows that the employee's infection was caused by exposure to TB away from work, or proves that the case was not related to the workplace TB exposure.